Fairy tales can come true, you got to make 'em happen... it all depends on you. (comments welcome!)

[GollyGadget]

Looks like you had a blast!

 

[nancipants]

Your costumes are great! I love my son at his current age, but I secretly can't wait until he's old enough to be more independent and even do races with me. It looked like you had a great time. Sorry you got sick. Also, I love your Jeffing shirt!

 

[azrivest]

We passed our time in line with a RunDisney pro who told us how she used to run the 5ks twice if she missed some characters the first time.

I have so many questions...

Great costumes

 

[superchime]

Your costumes are great!

Thanks!

I love my son at his current age, but I secretly can't wait until he's old enough to be more independent and even do races with me.

Having teenagers has been way better than I was led to believe it would be.

 

[superchime]

I have so many questions...

I did too! She said she had a proof of time, so she'd start with her corral and finish before the last wave started, so she'd go again! She did say she never took two medals/snack boxes. I guess with no chip they'd have no way to know if you went twice, but it's something that had never occurred to me.

Great costumes

Thanks!

 

[superchime]

Looks like you had a blast!

It was great... until it wasn't. I was so glad I got in a couple of good park days before the illness hit me. And the race was fantastic.

 

[GollyGadget]

I did too! She said she had a proof of time, so she'd start with her corral and finish before the last wave started, so she'd go again! She did say she never took two medals/snack boxes. I guess with no chip they'd have no way to know if you went twice, but it's something that had never occurred to me.

Thanks!

I have not done this, but it did cross my mind last time I ran a 10K at WDW. I was in Corral A and when I finished there were still folks starting. Other than carrying around a medal, there's no way for the staff to know that you've already run vs running late. (I'm sure they would figure something out if people started abusing this).

My first question was why would someone do this, but then I remembered that there are lots of occasions that I run past a character meet before they're out, at least once or twice a race. Then if you add in any characters that are on break and I can sort of understand why might do this if they were really into the character ops.

 

[superchime]

Weekly Summary
May 6 - 12

Mon - plan: 2 miles @ 120/30 sec @ 16:20/20:00 paces
2.01 miles in 35:48
T+D 78 + 68 = 146

The first run of my summer speed plan! Had a little trouble getting my paces correct, plus adjusting for the warmer temps that are settling in here.

Tues - plan: rest

Wed - plan: 2 miles @ 120/30 sec @ 16:20/20:00 paces
upper body weights
2 miles in 35:34
T + D was 128 when I started, 138 when I finished

Still feeling out my new paces. Heading into summer and being bad at math, I have been dreading trying to figure out the T+D adjustments I need to make for each run. Luckily I married a computer geek who loves this sort of thing, so he made me a spreadsheet that will calculate the day’s paces for me. It even has a button to pull in the weather data for me, so I don’t have to look it up.

Skipped weights because I had an annoying cough that wouldn't quit. Probably allergies? But I don't want to be the guy coughing my head off in the gym.

Thurs - no notes for this day, I didn't have a run on the schedule... not sure what I did. Probably more coughing.

Fri - plan: leg day!
Headache. I was feeling so crummy I even missed the auroras. But my husband and son got up to see them!

Sat - plan: 2 miles @ 120/30 sec @ 16:20/20:00 paces
2 miles in 41:39
Still had a headache but I was not about to start skipping workouts during the first week of a new plan, so I slogged it out at a walk.

Sun - plan: 3 miles @ 120/30 sec @ 16:20/20:00 paces
3 miles in 59:40
Still headachy (these three day headaches can take a hike!)

Feels good to have a training plan back on the fridge! I am definitely more motivated to exercise when I have a solid plan in place and when I am going to be disappointing someone if I don’t follow it.

In related news: my Kung Fu teacher has been gone for a month. Lots of people have been meeting to work out and practice together but I haven’t managed to make it to a session yet.

Reading more about how exercise can affect cortisol levels for women as we head into menopause definitely has me rethinking how much I need to be doing each week. I think my running and weightlifting plans are solid, but I’m starting to feel like Kung Fu might be a bit too much. They’re great hard classes and I love the stretching and exercises we do, but it may be too much for me overall during the week. For now I’m giving myself permission to skip whenever I’m feeling like it. It’s tough because my entire family participates and I don’t want to miss out on that.

Wait… what if that’s why I get sick so often?! I shared an article over in the Next Level discussion about this topic, and it would explain why the rest of my family isn't catching every little thing that comes by, like I am lately.




Character stop from a run during this week. Also the cicadas are SO LOUD. I wish I could post a video.

 

[superchime]

May 13 - 26
Whew, time to play catch-up!

Things that happened since my last update:
- We got a puppy!
- My oldest son turned 18
- My oldest son had his wisdom teeth taken out
- Lightning struck a tree in our backyard, 20 feet from our house. Everything is fine but it did take out some chicken coop infrastructure and probably took 5 years off my life.
- It seems like everyone in my house had to go to the doctor/dentist/vet over the past 2 weeks

It's been a busy month but I didn't miss a run. I did, however, miss a lot of other things. I only went to one Kung Fu class and made it to the gym for upper body weights only one day. But that's the plan. If I want to be able to survive Dopey I told myself running had to be my exercise priority. I do hope to get more weightlifting in because I definitely think that will help my running, but Kung Fu is on the back burner for now and I'm ok with that.

Mon May 13- plan: 2.5 miles @ 120/30 sec @ 16:20/20:00 paces
2.52 miles in 49:44
Headache finally gone but I’ve got a “headache hangover” now so I’m still feeling sluggish.

Today is the first day back to Kung Fu class after my teacher's month long break, but I skipped because I just wasn’t feeling great.

Tues May 14 - plan: rest
Didn’t rest. Went to Kung Fu. It was ok.

Wed May 15- plan: 2.5 miles @ 120/30 sec @ 16:20/20:00 paces, upper body weights
2.5 miles in 46:19
T+D = no adjustment needed

Thurs May 16- rest day

Fri May 17- Puppy Day!

Sat May 18- plan: 2 miles @ 120/30 sec @ 16:20/20:00 paces
2 miles in 37:40
T+D = no adjustment needed

Sun May 19- plan: 4 miles @ 120/30 sec @ 16:20/20:00 paces
3.93 miles in 1:10:41
T+D 73 + 60

Monday May 20- plan 2.5 miles @ 120/30 sec @ 16:20/20:00 paces
2.5 miles in 44:51
T+D 78 + 56

So tired. The puppy is doing really well, but she does wake up every 3 hours to potty and I have trouble going back to sleep each time. Totally not her fault. She’s adorable.

Tues - May 21 - Rest

Wed - May 22 - plan: 1mi@WU+10setsof(100mR+100mWU)+0.5mi@CD
T=D 74 +61
12:01 Daniels R

1 -10:17
2 - 12:51
3 - data missing - I misclicked the segment
4 - 11:22
5 - 11:21
6 - 11:06
7 -10:56
8 - 11:38
9 -11:13
10 - 12:47

So today I was supposed to run 10 x 100 meters at my Daniels R pace which is 11:40. With puppy care and kid things I didn't make it outside until almost noon, so the T+D by that point in the day had my pace at 12:01. As you can see, I was all over the place. I am horrible at knowing how fast I am running, so I was trying to use a metronome to help me find the correct pace, but even with the metronome I was still having trouble.

But, I survived my first speed work. Hopefully the next one will go better. Suggestions for how to get better at this would be most welcome!

Thurs - May 23 - more rest

Fri May 24 - plan- leg day
Skipped because my son had his wisdom teeth taken out

Sat May 26 - plan: 2 miles @ 120/30 sec @ 16:20/20:00 paces
1.98 miles in 41:01
T+D 81 + 63. Oof.
Got started way too late. So glad this was only 2 miles. I dragged myself through them.

Sun May 27 - plan: 4 miles @ 120/30 sec @ 16:20/20:00 paces
Got out earlier today and it made a huge difference! First mile was a bit rough but things went ok after that.
4 miles in 1:12:48
T + D was 68 + 64 when I started and 74 + 67 when I finished.


From the right angle, the puppy has a hidden Mickey on her back!



Miles for the:
Month - 26.77
Year - 293.43

 

[WillRunForPizza]

Such a cutie! I love when puppies have giant paws

But, I survived my first speed work. Hopefully the next one will go better. Suggestions for how to get better at this would be most welcome!

Your watch isn't going to be great at calculating your pace over a short distance. For super-short intervals like 100m, you're probably better off measuring your time than your pace. My brain is too tired for math right now, but if you work out how long it should take you to run 100m at your R pace, you can find a 100m section of road/trail and just run that over and over, and gradually you'll get more consistent.

But also I'm still kind of bad at pacing, so I may not be the best source here

 

[superchime]

Such a cutie! I love when puppies have giant paws

She's my first big dog. Watching her navigate the world with those huge feet is pretty fun!

Your watch isn't going to be great at calculating your pace over a short distance. For super-short intervals like 100m, you're probably better off measuring your time than your pace.

Oof, math. I'll see if my husband can add the calculation to my spreadsheet! Thanks for the help!